NCAA basketball "sleepers"

[declansharbor]

I'm seriously laughing out loud watching the Vol's play defense...All those crumb-bums do is stand around and watch. Coach was right, an NIT team in disguise.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by declansharbor

I'm seriously laughing out loud watching the Vol's play defense...All those crumb-bums do is stand around and watch. Coach was right, an NIT team in disguise.

WITHOUT Lofton, with Lofton healthy they are a serious team.

[Scav]

Is Howland nuts right now? How is Collison in the game? he should be on the bench until the 3 minute mark

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Scav

Is Howland nuts right now? How is Collison in the game? he should be on the bench until the 3 minute mark

God I should be a coach...Howland should be fired for this very thing....

Western is for real. First half had me steamed. They were playing like an AAU team with nothing but street thugs in the starting lineup.

Damn Bruins have had a s.hitload of lucky shots in this game. God damn sickening watching these paper tigers hold on.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Western is for real. First half had me steamed. They were playing like an AAU team with nothing but street thugs in the starting lineup.

That might have been a daggar right there, WKU is flustered, crazy out of bounds shot.....three shots in a row

they are done, choke city....no composure

I just want them to cover at this point. Sure I'd like for them to pull the upset but that's not gonna happen.

If that douchebag Greg Wolf talks s.hit tomorrow I'm going to e-mail bomb tvg into oblivion.

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Western is for real. First half had me steamed. They were playing like an AAU team with nothing but street thugs in the starting lineup.

Exactly what Tennessee plays like. It works, but it is incredibly
ugly. I have got to give a huge amount of credit to Pitino.
He did something very difficult.

He controlled a fairly young team in the 2nd half to keep
putting pressure on but not take bad shots. Basically they
wore a frantic team down. Louisville never pulled it out and
sat on it offensively. They kept looking to score but with
high % shots.

2ndly. They forced Tennessee to stay frantic on offense.
They double teamed every in-bounds, let the guards or
whoever get what looked to be an open run at the basket
and then just collapsed on Tennessee. This was a great
strategy that Tennessee just fell into. The Tennessee
players where so used to just running full steam ahead,
no ball fakes, no jab steps, no change of pace, just like
a wild little boy AAU team. Very dangerous if they get
confidence, but very beatable by a team that is fundamentally
sound skill wise. Pearl really should be ashamed how amateurish
his team looked.
Pitino is awesome. His teams are really fun to watch.
He has a rare ability to let his guys play, but with
smart basketball. And he DID NOT PANIC. Even when
Tennessee got within one at the beginning of the 2nd
half. He kept with the plan a just wore a frantic team down.
Great stuff. Good team play deserves to win.

I think Texas is a milder version of Tennessee. Without
Augustin, they would be very similar. A point guard
can make a mediocre coach look good.

[philcski]

I sense a George Mason moment coming. There is absolutely no reason Davidson can't beat Kansas (or Villanova) if they keep playing at this level.

F*ck the selection committee for screwing the mid-majors again, soon to be two TRUE mid-majors in the elite 8 but only 6 at large bids, and they pair practically all of them up. F*ck them, go Davidson